• U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns

    U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns

    Sep 04, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... U.S. military to take the strike? Michael Brown: I think absolutely. In terms of the trafficking organizations, especially the Sinaloa cartel, they have weaponized fentanyl. They know that fentanyl is killing thousands of Americans every year, and yet they continue to distribute that narcotic. And so we have a ...

  • WATCH: Rubio holds briefing with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente

    WATCH: Rubio holds briefing with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente

    Sep 03, 2025 05:23 PM EST

    ... other act from abroad that is detrimental to the integrity, independence and sovereignty of the country.” Sheinbaum has gone after Mexican drug cartels and their fentanyl production more aggressively than her predecessor. The government has sent the National Guard to the northern border and delivered 55 cartel figures long wanted ...

  • Maduro vows a 'republic in arms' if U.S. forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela

    Maduro vows a 'republic in arms' if U.S. forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela

    Sep 01, 2025 08:50 PM EST

    ... describe ongoing operations. The deployment comes as President Donald Trump has pushed for using the military to thwart cartels he blames for the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into U.S. communities and for perpetuating violence in some U.S. cities. On Monday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil ...

  • From Trump tariffs to social programs, Mexico's first female president takes stock in address

    From Trump tariffs to social programs, Mexico's first female president takes stock in address

    Sep 01, 2025 08:21 PM EST

    ... and pressured allies into making concessions. Sheinbaum has been able to dodge the brunt of Trump’s tariffs by going after Mexican cartels and their fentanyl production more aggressively than her predecessor. In recent months, the government has delivered dozens of cartel figures long wanted by U.S. authorities to ...

  • What consumers can expect as de minimis exemption ends

    What consumers can expect as de minimis exemption ends

    Aug 29, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... manufacturing, that is part of the justification that President Trump, the administration have put forward for this. They have also said that the exemption allowed fentanyl to be smuggled into the U.S. and that's part of their reason for this. What do we know about that? Is there ...

  • Why is the U.S. deploying warships to South America? 4 things to know

    Why is the U.S. deploying warships to South America? 4 things to know

    Aug 29, 2025 04:09 PM EST

    ... of defense options." The deployment comes as President Donald Trump has pushed for using the military to thwart cartels he blames for the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into American communities and for perpetuating violence in some U.S. cities. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked ...

  • WATCH: Bondi heralds former Sinaloa cartel leader's guilty plea as 'landmark victory'

    WATCH: Bondi heralds former Sinaloa cartel leader's guilty plea as 'landmark victory'

    Aug 26, 2025 05:45 PM EST

    ... of cocaine, “most of which went to the United States,” he said. Prosecutors said in his indictment that he and the cartel also trafficked in fentanyl and methamphetamine.Zambada pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise between 1989 and 2024 and racketeering conspiracy, which encompasses involvement ...

  • How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research

    How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research

    Aug 20, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... and addiction. Right now, marijuana is in the most restrictive category, Schedule I. That's the same category as heroin and LSD. Schedule II includes fentanyl and cocaine, III, Tylenol with codeine, steroids and testosterone, IV, Xanax and Valium, and, V, over-the-counter medications like Robitussin. Last year, the ...

  • Trump's D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared

    Trump's D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared

    Aug 14, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... to criticize this activity. And let's just be honest here. This is a lot of people who are now not looking and not investigating fentanyl and domestic violence and terrorism. Amna Nawaz: Juliette, the president has said he wants to extend this authority in D.C., possibly even to ...

  • U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans

    U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans

    Aug 13, 2025 06:19 PM EST

    ... from a Mexican rapper who it accused of laundering cartel money to Mexican banks facilitating money transfers in sales of precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl. The announcement also came one day after Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the U.S. in the latest major deal with ...